The song 'Fortnight' by Taylor Swift and Post Malone tells a story about strong feelings, complicated relationships, and secret wishes. It talks about love, betrayal, and wanting someone who doesn't feel the same. The word 'fortnight' shows short-lived happiness and guilty pleasures, leading to sadness. It shows how messy relationships can be and the results of hiding emotions. “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she kickstarts the song in the first verse with lines suggesting an admission to a hospital for people with mental illnesses. She goes in the verse admitting her lover is the reason why she is like this. In the chorus, she sings about their time in love and reflects on how he has now settled with someone else. “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary / And I love you, it’s ruining my life,” on the second verse she details her struggles to forget about him and the negative effects of her failure. “Thought of callin’ ya, but you won’t pick up / ‘Nother fortnight lost in America,” Post Malone sings in the outro.
One day my prayers are gonna be answered
For so long I been hungry for something else
Where there's a will and there's a way
I work hard 'cause at the end of the day
The Lord helps those who help themselves
Hey hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Right now somebody's counting my money
So much they can't see the top of the stack
Where there's a will and there's a way
Money's gonna find my hand one day
When it does I ain't looking back
Hey, hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on
Hey, hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Keep on swingin', keep on swingin', keep on swingin', keep on swingin'
For so long I been hungry for something else
Where there's a will and there's a way
I work hard 'cause at the end of the day
The Lord helps those who help themselves
Hey hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Right now somebody's counting my money
So much they can't see the top of the stack
Where there's a will and there's a way
Money's gonna find my hand one day
When it does I ain't looking back
Hey, hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on
Hey, hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Hey I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin'
Keep on swingin', keep on swingin', keep on swingin', keep on swingin'
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Keep On Swinging Lyrics as written by Michael P. Miley Jay Bartholomew Buchanan
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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Fortnight
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Cajun Girl
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Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I Can't Go To Sleep
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This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
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Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
For me, this song is about hard work and the American Dream.
Life is about hard work that always will turn itself to gold: "My prayers are gonna be answered." And "when there's a will, there's a way", so if you want to, you will reach your goals and you musn't search for reasons why it shouldn't work. If one knows that "at the end of the day The Lord helps those that help themselves" it is much easier to get through life. Not as other people who always moan when ther's something that has to be done.
The chorus says that you can live a humble life ("keep my head down") but you still can be happy, proud of yourself and self-confident ("keep on swinging")
The second stanza shows how it is, when you have reached what you wanted. You'll see that the work was worth the suffering and you feel superior to all the people who hated and were against you
I believe the song is about how religion is a bit out dated and losing the belief or realizing how religion does not seem logical..
"One day, my prayers are gonna be answered For so long, I've been hungry for something else" -I believe this line is the realization that there might be no god. However, keeping faith hoping that one day his prayers would be answered.
"When there's a will there's a way I work hard because at the end of the day The Lord helps those that help themselves" -This line I see it as realizing that even though you have faith in god, you won't achieve anything in life unless you work for it.
"Right now, somebody's counting my money So much that they can't see the top of the stack" -This is the fact about how much religion steals from those who are so into it. How religion rakes in money from people who can be easily persuade into "Donating to the church of god"
"When there's a will there's a way That money's gonna find my hand one day And when it does, I ain't looking back" -I have trouble with this one. It may have something to do with Karma and how him believing or being a sheep to religion is going to help him in the end.
"Hey hey, I keep my head down But I keep on swinging" -I believe he is saying that He is not sure about the truth. He doesn't know if god or what the people at his church or his family tells him is true. However, he still complies or goes on with the same lifestyle.
That is my view of the meaning of this song.
@elvis10000 none of them is atheist though...<br /> and they have a devout Christian so I don't think that's the case at all!
@elvis10000 Ha, "Alex give me something an atheist would say"<br /> <br /> You clearly look for any reason to be against our Lord and Savior. I, myself, will keep on swinging........